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last week the u.s. post office announced its ending saturday delivery of mail in an effort to save two billion dollars a year since then our news media has completely botched the story and given coverage to a republican party and its corporate donors for years they've been trying to destroy the us post office it's the largest unionized employer in the nation and now they're going to make it happen it looks like but almost nobody is reporting on that aspect of it wal-mart is the largest employer the second largest blur as opposed to i was only one of those who has a union one of the most egregious examples of this media malpractise occurred on sundays meet the press when david gregory reported on the post offices cut back by saying this. for many the decision to cut back to five days carries more symbolic consequences than practical in this information age of emails tweets and text messages what we have actually called snail mail seems somewhat impractical but the bigger question is this is the current m
last week the u.s. post office announced its ending saturday delivery of mail in an effort to save two billion dollars a year since then our news media has completely botched the story and given coverage to a republican party and its corporate donors for years they've been trying to destroy the us post office it's the largest unionized employer in the nation and now they're going to make it happen it looks like but almost nobody is reporting on that aspect of it wal-mart is the largest employer...
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during his google chat, one person asked the president why the u.s. still mints pennies when so many economists agree they are economically inefficient. the president said while it wouldn't be a huge savings for the government, it should be changed. >> i will tell you that you're right. this is not going to be a huge savings for government, but anytime we're spending more money on something that people don't actually use, that's an example of something we should probably change. it's very hard to get rid of things that don't work so that we can then invest in the things that do. and the penny ends up being, i think, a good metaphor for some of the larger problems that we've got. >> so much for hope and change. anyway, there is some change he does not believe in. >>> finally, russian residents woke up to a huge fireball across the sky this morning, resulting in a powerful blast that injured about 400 people. early russian reports say the fireball was caused by a meteorite. according to the associated press, the interior ministry says the fireball cause
during his google chat, one person asked the president why the u.s. still mints pennies when so many economists agree they are economically inefficient. the president said while it wouldn't be a huge savings for the government, it should be changed. >> i will tell you that you're right. this is not going to be a huge savings for government, but anytime we're spending more money on something that people don't actually use, that's an example of something we should probably change. it's very...
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leon panetta telling an audience at georgetown university that the u.s. is at risk of a cyber pearl harbor. >> we are literally the target of thousands of cyber attacks every day. every day. thousands of cyber attacks that are striking at the private sector, striking silicon valley and other institutions within our society, striking government. strike at the defense department and our intelligence agencies. and cyber is now at a point where the technology is there to cripple a country. to take down our power grid system. to take down our government system. take down our financial system. and literally paralyze the country. >> scary stuff. panetta's message was timely, actually. just this week the federal reserve admits that one of its internal web sites was briefly hacked allowing access to bank information. secretary panetta saved the strongest criticism for lawmakers in congress who have done little to avoid the across the board spepdinding cuts that will slash the pentagon budget. >> this is not a game. this is reality. these steps would seriously dama
leon panetta telling an audience at georgetown university that the u.s. is at risk of a cyber pearl harbor. >> we are literally the target of thousands of cyber attacks every day. every day. thousands of cyber attacks that are striking at the private sector, striking silicon valley and other institutions within our society, striking government. strike at the defense department and our intelligence agencies. and cyber is now at a point where the technology is there to cripple a country. to...
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sitting in the chamber of the u.s. house of representatives, listening to a heated debate, we ask that question about our republican colleagues. we usually thought the answer was, no. but if so, they were phenomenally good actors. their argumented made no sense to us. such well-worn phrases as tax cuts pay for themselves, will we'll be welcomed as libattors, climb change is improving and government-run health care doesn't work, were repeated over and over again republican arguments seem as incomprehensible to democrats were as much misguided to them. the free market principles they took as given conflicted with the information we took every day from our constituents and the economists we consulted. news speed media preoccupation with lack of civility missed the point. i traveled withcongressional members to afghan and enjoyed they're company. we worked out together in the house gym. still more socializing with each other would not have breached khasm. congress is crippled from making bipartisan, strategic, public polic
sitting in the chamber of the u.s. house of representatives, listening to a heated debate, we ask that question about our republican colleagues. we usually thought the answer was, no. but if so, they were phenomenally good actors. their argumented made no sense to us. such well-worn phrases as tax cuts pay for themselves, will we'll be welcomed as libattors, climb change is improving and government-run health care doesn't work, were repeated over and over again republican arguments seem as...
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there are a lot of things that the u.s. government was doing in the 1980 that it was no longer doing in 1990. this is all -- it's all a story. it's about social security. we did a big social security reform package that included spending cuts by raising the retirement age back in 1985. so this notion -- it's a mythical history where nothing works except basically destroying the major safety net programs and it serves a purpose but it's not true. >> the -- back when the president took office and the economy was clearly in crisis and something had to be done, they went for a stimulus package and there were two main themes about the stimulus package. one was, we have to do this. the other was an attack that was filled with junk. the third was, this doesn't work at all. there was one voice, exactly one voice out there saying, it's not enough. you have to do more. you were ridiculed for saying that. the president actually singled you out, i remember, in a press conference by name, saying i don't agree with him. have you gotten a
there are a lot of things that the u.s. government was doing in the 1980 that it was no longer doing in 1990. this is all -- it's all a story. it's about social security. we did a big social security reform package that included spending cuts by raising the retirement age back in 1985. so this notion -- it's a mythical history where nothing works except basically destroying the major safety net programs and it serves a purpose but it's not true. >> the -- back when the president took...
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and the world, at least the u.s. economy would be much better off and larger if the people who through their political contacts continued to control that spectrum, went somewhere else. i'm now studying corruption in government. that's the only way left. >> what he said. i agree completely on the spectrum issue. >> let me also say in the years since 1973, we solved the problem of individual corporation having larger boptd -- bond issues than the united states. that's been taken care of. we have worked on that. [laughter] the -- one thought probably, which y -- which is why i asked the question. i sat for months and months and months working with tom on the cabinet committee report on cable television, we don't call that as one of his great successes, nothing much happened with it. but one thing that concerned him lead to a policy recommendation on the cabinet committee report was vertical integration of the pipe, the cable system with those who were program forking the cable. and -- program forking the cable. we propo
and the world, at least the u.s. economy would be much better off and larger if the people who through their political contacts continued to control that spectrum, went somewhere else. i'm now studying corruption in government. that's the only way left. >> what he said. i agree completely on the spectrum issue. >> let me also say in the years since 1973, we solved the problem of individual corporation having larger boptd -- bond issues than the united states. that's been taken care...
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sitting in that chamber the u.s. house of representatives, listening to a heated debate, we asked that question about our republican colleagues. we usually thought the answer was no, but if so, they were phenomenally good actors. their arguments made no sense to us. such well-known phrases as tax cuts paid for themselves. we will be welcomed as liberators. climate change is improving and government-run health care does not work. repeated over and over again. republican arguments along these lines seem incomprehensible to democrats, just as ours seemed misguided to them. the evidence that medical tests made no difference to them. free-market principles that they took as given conflicted with the information that we took every day from our constituents, and the economists that we consulted. news media preoccupation with lack of stability makes -- missed the point. i traveled of republican members of congress to the middle east and enjoy their company. we worked out together in the house gym. still, more time socializin
sitting in that chamber the u.s. house of representatives, listening to a heated debate, we asked that question about our republican colleagues. we usually thought the answer was no, but if so, they were phenomenally good actors. their arguments made no sense to us. such well-known phrases as tax cuts paid for themselves. we will be welcomed as liberators. climate change is improving and government-run health care does not work. repeated over and over again. republican arguments along these...
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all this time, while the international community particularly the u.s. has been ratcheting up those sanctions against north korea, china has continued to provide oil and other critical supplies to north korea ignoring the international sanctions. so it really falls on china at this point. if they're really serious and in any kind of condemnation against north korea for this nuclear test to step up and join in these international sanctions, tamron. >> you have mentioned in your prior reports today, mick, this was an eye opener for anyone who belonged that kim jung un was different from his father. >> that's absolutely right. he was educated in switzerland. had wide exposure to the west and then when he returned he has been much more public than his father ever was. so there was some optimism that perhaps kim jung un was not going to be a cookie cutter dictator type of his father kim jung ill but it was the missile test in december that was very provocative and, in fact, the first successful launch by the koreans to put an object in orbit and then this wha
all this time, while the international community particularly the u.s. has been ratcheting up those sanctions against north korea, china has continued to provide oil and other critical supplies to north korea ignoring the international sanctions. so it really falls on china at this point. if they're really serious and in any kind of condemnation against north korea for this nuclear test to step up and join in these international sanctions, tamron. >> you have mentioned in your prior...
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. >> the u.s. is reportedly nearing a decision on whether to provide assistance to rebels fighting the regime of the syrian president. that make ki. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. that's not much, you think. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. more for you. ya. alright, another one just like that. right in the old bucket. good toss! see that's much better! that was good. you had your shoulder pointed, you kept your eyes on your target. let's do it again -- watch me. just like that one... [ male announcer ] the durability of the volkswagen passat. pass down something he will be grateful for. good arm. that's the power of german engineering. ♪ back to you. ♪ i've got something for you too. (announcer
. >> the u.s. is reportedly nearing a decision on whether to provide assistance to rebels fighting the regime of the syrian president. that make ki. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. that's not much, you think. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's...
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and yet we have the u.s. targeting an american -- an american citizen and killing an american citizen and we see that the u.se of drenones widely appe by the american people and not much until recently out of congress. how do you account in the difference in the reaction? are they entirely separate? is that i curious thing? >> how about politics? >> i'll go for that. and in what way? >> i think by a certain point, virtually nothing president bush did was going to win approval by anybody. and -- and anything he did was condemned from the surge to various other things, and i just think that that certainly plays a part in it. and particularly a lot of our political leaders have no problem talking about both sides out of their mouth when it comes to issues like these. >> what's your biggest concern post 2014 about afghanistan's future? >> i think it's very important that we maintain some kind of serious residual presence in afghanistan for training of the afghan forces and for counterterrorism. i think that kin o
and yet we have the u.s. targeting an american -- an american citizen and killing an american citizen and we see that the u.se of drenones widely appe by the american people and not much until recently out of congress. how do you account in the difference in the reaction? are they entirely separate? is that i curious thing? >> how about politics? >> i'll go for that. and in what way? >> i think by a certain point, virtually nothing president bush did was going to win approval...
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he missed that deadline on wednesday by the u.s. anti-doping agency to set a time to come in and testify under oath. he is pretty much bucking them. how much do you think this is working in coordination with that, seeing that he is not going to participate with that, that this leaves the government no choice? >> well, not yet in coordination, but the website villo news, which has followed lance armstrong's career very closely, reported earlier this week, and reproduced a letter from the ceo of the anti-doping agency urging the justice department to do just what we've been told by legal sources it's going to do here shortly, and pledging to turnover all the manufacturings it has urging the government to get involved, saying that it's time that this fraud was exposed and offering its full support, so they're not coordinated yet, and all that's really happened here is that the government will shortly, we're told by legal sources, tell the court that it intends to join this lawsuit and then it will file its own complaint, but basically
he missed that deadline on wednesday by the u.s. anti-doping agency to set a time to come in and testify under oath. he is pretty much bucking them. how much do you think this is working in coordination with that, seeing that he is not going to participate with that, that this leaves the government no choice? >> well, not yet in coordination, but the website villo news, which has followed lance armstrong's career very closely, reported earlier this week, and reproduced a letter from the...
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u.s. military officials strongly deny u.s. commandos condoned or were involved in any kidnapping, torture, or murders of afghan civilians or suspects. >>> another ripple in the oscar pistorius story. he isn't the only one in his family accused of killing someone. an attorney for pistorius family confirmed his older brother, carl, is charged with culpable homicide, the equivalent of negligent homicide, after allegedly striking and killing a female motorcyclist with his car in 2008. his attorney says he's innocent and a test at the time proves alcohol was not involved. >> in his final blessing sunday days before his resignation, pope benedict said he's not abandoning the church but serve in a way more suitable to his age and strength. the pope has accepted the resignation of the cardinal from scotland following allegations of inappropriate behavior with other priests. who is to blame for the bp oil spill? today a trial will try to answer that question. opening statements will begin today. the dow opens this week at 14,000 after
u.s. military officials strongly deny u.s. commandos condoned or were involved in any kidnapping, torture, or murders of afghan civilians or suspects. >>> another ripple in the oscar pistorius story. he isn't the only one in his family accused of killing someone. an attorney for pistorius family confirmed his older brother, carl, is charged with culpable homicide, the equivalent of negligent homicide, after allegedly striking and killing a female motorcyclist with his car in 2008. his...
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the u.s. does have a spending problem. guest: i do not know that too many people will disagree with that. the sequestered does not begin to affect the part of the federal budget that drive the deficit. most of what drives the deficit is health care spending, medicare, medicaid, social security. the sequestered does not address that. nobody is arguing that these are terrific cuts and they will be great. they are not directed cuts and what may be the spending problem. guest: people might forget that we are about halfway there. the economists and the eggheads sent four. dollars -- $4.20 trillion is what we need to cut to get to our trajectory. we have done that over the last two years. we have done a about $2 trillion or $2.20 trillion in deficit- reduction. the bad news is -- it doesn't seem like it -- that was the easy part. no one has touched when lead to its such as medicare and medicaid. -- no one has touched what led to it, such as medicare and medicaid. but we have done has been the easy part, the low hanging fruit. ho
the u.s. does have a spending problem. guest: i do not know that too many people will disagree with that. the sequestered does not begin to affect the part of the federal budget that drive the deficit. most of what drives the deficit is health care spending, medicare, medicaid, social security. the sequestered does not address that. nobody is arguing that these are terrific cuts and they will be great. they are not directed cuts and what may be the spending problem. guest: people might forget...
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when the president's nominee for cia director was asked why the u.s. government didn't push harder sooner to gain access to that suspect john brennan said it was out of respect fortune nearbyian law. >> they didn't give us access and we didn't have any information from them. >> we work across the board. we worked to see if we can have the ability to ask them questions sometimes indirectly sometimes incorrectly. >> yesterday the senator lindsay gram graham is holding up until gets more answers about the benghazi attacks. >> peter doocy, live in washington. thank you. >>> it's time now for a look at whose talking. we are a week away from the looming budget cuts gone into effect. t there are republican leaders in congress for the sequestor. >> they want to reach a deal to halt the cuts. there is no deal in sight and despite now trying to blame republicans for the seek quest tore it was originally president obama's idea. >> that's what mayor rudy giuliani is talking about this morning he is outraged the potential impact. >> the damage it's going to do part
when the president's nominee for cia director was asked why the u.s. government didn't push harder sooner to gain access to that suspect john brennan said it was out of respect fortune nearbyian law. >> they didn't give us access and we didn't have any information from them. >> we work across the board. we worked to see if we can have the ability to ask them questions sometimes indirectly sometimes incorrectly. >> yesterday the senator lindsay gram graham is holding up until...
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administration tricked the u.s. into the iraq war. very exciting for all of us here. thank you the success is really exciting. it means there will be more of where that came from incoming months and years it is really great. also, an announcement partly because of that success. msnbc has descided that we will reair it on friday march 15th at 9:00 p.m. if you missed it and you think someone ought to see it. friday march 15th. so, there is that. and there is this other thing. um, this is my book. "drift" it came out last year. it did five weeks at number one on the "new york times" best seller list. but now it is coming out in paperback form. it comes out a week from tuesday on march 5th. it means you have a chance to see me in person if you want to. i'm doing a little book tour. if you go to maddowblog.comwe have posted the links to the stops. i'm doing stops in us ton and houston and then to california and atlanta and miami and western massachusetts and chicago and philly and dc. i promise i will not bug you about this over and over again at least not that much. i tho
administration tricked the u.s. into the iraq war. very exciting for all of us here. thank you the success is really exciting. it means there will be more of where that came from incoming months and years it is really great. also, an announcement partly because of that success. msnbc has descided that we will reair it on friday march 15th at 9:00 p.m. if you missed it and you think someone ought to see it. friday march 15th. so, there is that. and there is this other thing. um, this is my book....
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. >> it costs the u.s. government over $23,000 to deport a single individual. >> that's $23,000 to deport me? >> reporter: park has taken a calculated risk, exposing himself as an undocumented immigrant subject to deportation. he's doing it to campaign for the dream act, an immigration law congress is considering that will allow certain students like himself the path to citizenship, and it allows him to get financial aid to continue his studies at yale or brown. he already lost out on a research internship with the national security agency. >> i wanted to explore what they can offer me. but it's the fact that i can't even have that chance to explore. >> reporter: park's mother brought him here from south korea on a visa. she is still waiting. >> she knows there's risk. she always keeps low . that's why she's been telling me to -- >> stay under the radar. >> right. for the first eight years. >> reporter: park is currently protected under california's law that allows immigrant children who arrive in the u.s.
. >> it costs the u.s. government over $23,000 to deport a single individual. >> that's $23,000 to deport me? >> reporter: park has taken a calculated risk, exposing himself as an undocumented immigrant subject to deportation. he's doing it to campaign for the dream act, an immigration law congress is considering that will allow certain students like himself the path to citizenship, and it allows him to get financial aid to continue his studies at yale or brown. he already...
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and we think it's good for all current workers in the u.s. immigrants in this country right now are often exploited by their employers or paid at lower wages than they should be. they are not given the benefits they should be. it gives them a path at work and raises their wages, which is good for everybody in the labor movement. >> jennifer: you are at a conference, and immigration reform is probably one of the subjects that you are talking about, does the uaw or labor in general have outreach programs to enlist new immigrants? >> we're very strongly in favor of immigration reform as a path to citizenships. we run into immigrants that are great workers and work hard and they should be treated equally. in the auto industry we do a lot of international work and the economies that are not moving forward, in both cases they have really strong restrictions on immigration. and immigrants pay payroll taxes, social security taxes, sales taxes. they put much more into the system than they ever take out. so it's a question of fairness a question of how
and we think it's good for all current workers in the u.s. immigrants in this country right now are often exploited by their employers or paid at lower wages than they should be. they are not given the benefits they should be. it gives them a path at work and raises their wages, which is good for everybody in the labor movement. >> jennifer: you are at a conference, and immigration reform is probably one of the subjects that you are talking about, does the uaw or labor in general have...
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the 9 foot tall bronze statue of parks will soon call the u.s. capitol home. it's the first full size statue of an african-american woman in the statuary hall. parks sparked the montgomery bus boycotts after being arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger in 1955. the official unveiling happens next wednesday in statuary hall. president obama will speak. >>> this morning, decades of white house visitors are remembering the life of long time chief usher and curator rex skew continue. he passed away in fairfax. he first started working there in 1949 as a secret service agent under president truman. he served ten first families during his long career. services will be held next thursday. >>> now to sports. >> the caps are looking to erase another heartbreaking loss from their minds this morning. >> brouwer stone walled. rebound. score. matthew perrault. >> the team looked bound for a much-needed win. giving the caps a lead heading into the final period. but the new jersey devils scored two goals in two minutes to steal away the victory 3-2. t
the 9 foot tall bronze statue of parks will soon call the u.s. capitol home. it's the first full size statue of an african-american woman in the statuary hall. parks sparked the montgomery bus boycotts after being arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger in 1955. the official unveiling happens next wednesday in statuary hall. president obama will speak. >>> this morning, decades of white house visitors are remembering the life of long time chief usher and curator...
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last week the u.s. post office announced it's ending saturday delivery of mail in an effort to save two billion dollars a year since then our news media has completely botched the story and given coverage to a republican party and its corporate donors for years they've been trying to destroy the us post office it's the largest unionized employer in the nation and now they're going to make it happen it looks like but almost nobody is reporting on that aspect of it that wal-mart is the largest employer the second largest player is the post office only one of those two has a union one of the most egregious examples of this media malpractise occurred on sundays meet the press when david gregory reported on the post offices cut back by saying this. for many the decision to cut back to five days carries more symbolic consequences than practical in this information age of emails tweets and text messages what we affectionately call snail mail seems somewhat impractical but the bigger question is this is the cur
last week the u.s. post office announced it's ending saturday delivery of mail in an effort to save two billion dollars a year since then our news media has completely botched the story and given coverage to a republican party and its corporate donors for years they've been trying to destroy the us post office it's the largest unionized employer in the nation and now they're going to make it happen it looks like but almost nobody is reporting on that aspect of it that wal-mart is the largest...
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the u.s. supreme court has decided to delve into the controversial issue of campaign finance learning how much they can give to individual or candidates. joining me, pete williams. pete, at the heart of this, an alabama man, we know the tremors from the decision could be felt throughout? >> there could be. depending on what the court says. there are two kinds of limits. there are the limits how much money you can give to an individual candidate. now, that's not being challenged but what this alabama businessman backed by the republican national committee says, he's following the other limits, two-year limits on how much total money a person can give to all candidates put together andal the political parties and pacs put together. it works out to $115,000. they say it's unconstitutional for a couple of reasons. they say the number is too low given modern politics. but the reason, they say the reason it limits how much a person can give to a candidate it to avoid corruption. quid pro quo corrupt
the u.s. supreme court has decided to delve into the controversial issue of campaign finance learning how much they can give to individual or candidates. joining me, pete williams. pete, at the heart of this, an alabama man, we know the tremors from the decision could be felt throughout? >> there could be. depending on what the court says. there are two kinds of limits. there are the limits how much money you can give to an individual candidate. now, that's not being challenged but what...
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a large number of u.s. companies combine both roles. melissa frances sat down in the last hour a short time ago to discuss this issue. >> the flexibility to decide what is appropriate for that company. perfectly good reasons to separated. there is in fact worse. separate chairman and ceo. the chairman and ceo. the people that dominate the rest of the board. the one everyone equal. gerri: to be clear, also said he loves having both titles. investors will vote on the latest proposal of the company's annual meeting in may. when we come back, while lsd left is furious at president obama and, next, a city with a vibrant past and desire future. how detroit died. and at what if anything can be done to save it. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: is detroit about to become ofward of the state? the michigan mayor -- governor will announce whether the city will be getting an emergency financial makeover tomorrow. thanks for coming on the show tonight. you're ever in what is a very important book on the city. i've been there many times myself. how di
a large number of u.s. companies combine both roles. melissa frances sat down in the last hour a short time ago to discuss this issue. >> the flexibility to decide what is appropriate for that company. perfectly good reasons to separated. there is in fact worse. separate chairman and ceo. the chairman and ceo. the people that dominate the rest of the board. the one everyone equal. gerri: to be clear, also said he loves having both titles. investors will vote on the latest proposal of the...
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bill: in the u.s. if you go back 48 hours, 1964, you have 760 hot air balloon accidents that were even investigated. that is an amazingly safe hobby, or sports for some people. and you just wonder if you're coming down in an area of luxor, egypt, where you're going up and coming down every day, and satisfying the many tourists who come from all over the world, that you would know where the power lines were, and so you wonder what would happen in an event like this. again, this is all theory because we don't have facts yet. but maybe the wind changes? maybe the amount of equipment you have on board, maybe that changes? what would be the factors in there, clive. >> well i think there are several things, the most obvious one would be that the pilot just didn't see power lines. we don't actually know if this was caused by pour lines. it could be a wind change. it can be quite warm on the surface and term malconditions can set up fairly quickly in places like egypt, africa, et cetera where the direction of
bill: in the u.s. if you go back 48 hours, 1964, you have 760 hot air balloon accidents that were even investigated. that is an amazingly safe hobby, or sports for some people. and you just wonder if you're coming down in an area of luxor, egypt, where you're going up and coming down every day, and satisfying the many tourists who come from all over the world, that you would know where the power lines were, and so you wonder what would happen in an event like this. again, this is all theory...
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the u.s. government can do anything to stop it or whether they want to do anything to actively attempt to stop it. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> it was this day in 1972 when president nixon began his trip to the people's republic of china, becoming the first u.s. president to visit the country since its founding. he met with both chairman mao. the trip began the process of normalizing
the u.s. government can do anything to stop it or whether they want to do anything to actively attempt to stop it. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. i've always kept my eye on...
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the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. >>> it's gone largely unnoticed but a new report today warns federal retirement pensions could go bankrupt. they could. get this. the unfunded liability of the federal government's pension system surged to $761.5 billion in 2011 and that's up 139 billion from its deficit in 2010. let's discuss this. we have steer moore, keith boykin. steve they are down $760 odd billion. how will this get resolved. it's like social security. >> yeah. by the way, washington, d.c. pension deficit is better than california's. that's a big number you're talking about here. i want to emphasize one thing to the viewers. this has nothing to do with the budget deficit that you guys were just talking about. this is an addition to the trillion dollar deficits we're running. these are not officially on the books. it's money that the federal government owe these federal retirees. i would make two comments about it. number one, as you know, you covered this, the federal pen
the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. >>> it's gone largely unnoticed but a new report today warns federal retirement pensions could go bankrupt. they could. get this. the unfunded liability of the federal government's pension system surged to $761.5 billion in 2011 and that's up 139 billion from its deficit in 2010. let's discuss this. we have steer moore, keith boykin. steve they are down $760 odd billion. how will this get resolved. it's like social security. >>...
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. >> today the u.s. government filed charges against the agencies of standard & poor's for its role in the 2008 economic cries. s & p rates investments. when they give an investment a high rating it's considered a low risk. even the most conservative investors like pension funds feel confident buying that product. well the justice department allegeses that s & p knowingly gave high rates to toxic bad mortgages that s & p knew were risky because s & p wanted more business from the banks that createed those purposefully risky bad bundles. that's right. they said the agency, they're getting paid by the very banks they're evaluating. a little conflict of credit? >> s & p misled investors including federally insureed financial institutions causing them to lose billions of dollars. >> going after the credit rating agencies have been a long time in coming. they've called it code made alchemy. they've been doing it for three years and during that time s & p turned over 100 million pages of documents including e-
. >> today the u.s. government filed charges against the agencies of standard & poor's for its role in the 2008 economic cries. s & p rates investments. when they give an investment a high rating it's considered a low risk. even the most conservative investors like pension funds feel confident buying that product. well the justice department allegeses that s & p knowingly gave high rates to toxic bad mortgages that s & p knew were risky because s & p wanted more...
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actually the most decorated sniper in u.s. history with 160 kills he had in battle. four tours in iraq that he had. also shot and killed were chad littlefield. in fact, we have the 911 call "abc news" acquired it. when eddie ray routh went to his sister's house and had just shot those guys. here is that call. >> 911 what's your emergency? >> yes, ma'am, my brother just came by here. he told me that he committed a murder. >> laura blevins was terrified for her life. in just released 911 tapes she frantically says that her brother eddie ray routh had shown up at her texas home saturday and made a startling confession. >> he said that he killed two guys they went to a shooting range. he's all crazy. he's psychotic. >> the 25-year-old former marine snapped, turning his gun on two men at shooting practice with him. >> he was recently diagnosed with ptsd. >> okay, okay. >> he's been acting weird. >> routh now stands accused of taking the life of a war hero who was one of the country's most decorated snipers. routh's family is convinced the same illness he was being treated
actually the most decorated sniper in u.s. history with 160 kills he had in battle. four tours in iraq that he had. also shot and killed were chad littlefield. in fact, we have the 911 call "abc news" acquired it. when eddie ray routh went to his sister's house and had just shot those guys. here is that call. >> 911 what's your emergency? >> yes, ma'am, my brother just came by here. he told me that he committed a murder. >> laura blevins was terrified for her life....
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s and u.s. attorneys out there every day squeezing ordinary citizens on sometimes very thin grounds taking them to trial in order to make an example, as they put it. it goes on to make the case for why we haven't done the same -- >> it's a great question for regulators to ask. i would hope that we would also look at the accountsability of these institutions and the new standards that are being held to whether or not the new rules or regulations that have been written or working. put it in context, the big banks that received tarp loans have all paid them back. the government made a profit on it. admittedly, an unusual way to make a profit for the federal government and taxpayers, but a profit was made. indeed, they invested in aig. just put it all in context. going forward i think what andrew said is spot on. you have to put a regime and protocol in place that insures that risk is managed better and that rules are followed more closely and that punishment is meated out in a quicker way. one of t
s and u.s. attorneys out there every day squeezing ordinary citizens on sometimes very thin grounds taking them to trial in order to make an example, as they put it. it goes on to make the case for why we haven't done the same -- >> it's a great question for regulators to ask. i would hope that we would also look at the accountsability of these institutions and the new standards that are being held to whether or not the new rules or regulations that have been written or working. put it in...
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the leading edge of a massive storm blanketed parts of the western u.s. from arizona to colorado. it's now moving east and forecasters in some state, predicting as much as a foot of snow. nbc's jay gray is in kansas city where the storm has already led to the cancellation of a popular golf tournament. >> reporter: this morning, the midwest is waking up to a blast of winter weather. zbrt latest winter storm is going to have everything with it freezing rain, ice and heavy snow. >> reporter: that snow has already started to fall across the region including parts of oklahoma, arkansas, colorado and kansas. shovels around. then plows are already working but if the forecast holds they may not be able to keep up the pace. some areas expect blizzard conditions and accumulations of two feet or more before it's over. so before it gets that bad, many are making sure they stoblg up on supplies to ride out the storm. >> i live far enough out of town that it's not convenient and we have enough roads in the country that do get rather snowbound. >> reporter: some roads and highways are already sl
the leading edge of a massive storm blanketed parts of the western u.s. from arizona to colorado. it's now moving east and forecasters in some state, predicting as much as a foot of snow. nbc's jay gray is in kansas city where the storm has already led to the cancellation of a popular golf tournament. >> reporter: this morning, the midwest is waking up to a blast of winter weather. zbrt latest winter storm is going to have everything with it freezing rain, ice and heavy snow. >>...
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once we treat it like israel, basically the u.s. should cut off aid and that is the only way to this relationship can exist in the long run. also, in addition, have you seen the movie "zero dark thirty", and what are your impressions of that to . >> it is very zero and it is very dark. [laughter] >> you know, we are a democratic country. he is entitled to his views. i keep saying that we have made a very clear ships. the president has even said and perhaps we do not want to talk about a surge of violence. it is now an endeavor we have an investment reaching onto both sides. we have clearly said that there is not going to be any interference in the politics of reconciliation -- that is why we are very careful. i am sure that you have noticed that this is the most underreported story in all of history. the we are dismantling an entire status entry values that stood between the two countries. i think that we are looking forward to a future the entire region of this and other opportunities and banks are opening up in each other's countr
once we treat it like israel, basically the u.s. should cut off aid and that is the only way to this relationship can exist in the long run. also, in addition, have you seen the movie "zero dark thirty", and what are your impressions of that to . >> it is very zero and it is very dark. [laughter] >> you know, we are a democratic country. he is entitled to his views. i keep saying that we have made a very clear ships. the president has even said and perhaps we do not want...
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university school of medicine shows that alcohol causes twenty thousand cancer related deaths in the u.s. each year in fact the report argues that alcohol is behind you only four percent of all cancer deaths in america quarter billion dollars sucked out of our economy every year as the result of alcoholism as he added health expenditures clearly it's a dangerous drug and i'm not suggesting we should outlaw it i just want our lawmakers to recognize how dangerous it is and how safe marijuana is compared to it and then come to their senses and legalize and regulate marijuana the same as alcohol big time and richard nixon's failed drug war and take a lesson colorado in washington state and a very very ugly zuri state representative mike nobody wants to protect the gun industry more than lira does so introduced legislation the missouri assembly making it a felony to even introduce any new gun laws skun safety and well again that's a felony just to introduce legislation is the best part there it doesn't take his own bill is going to pass but as he told talking points memo he's introducing it a
university school of medicine shows that alcohol causes twenty thousand cancer related deaths in the u.s. each year in fact the report argues that alcohol is behind you only four percent of all cancer deaths in america quarter billion dollars sucked out of our economy every year as the result of alcoholism as he added health expenditures clearly it's a dangerous drug and i'm not suggesting we should outlaw it i just want our lawmakers to recognize how dangerous it is and how safe marijuana is...
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john reed taking a look at china's cyber attacks, the impact in the u.s., and the u.s. response. "washington journal" continues for this friday, february 27 -- 22nd. we're back in a moment. ♪ >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest winnows in the colonies. during the revolution, while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british to threaten to take her hostage. later, she would become our nation's first firstly at age 57. meet martha washington monday night in the first program of c- span's weekly series "first lady's." will visit some of the places that influenced her life, including colonial was -- colonial williamsburg, valley forge, and philadelphia. the part of the conversation with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook posts, live monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> think it is pretty accurate that they do not play by the rules in most cases. i think they bend the rules to fit their circumstance. i think americans and westerners tend to be more legalistic. we want things on a contract. once we see things written down, that is the be all, and all,
john reed taking a look at china's cyber attacks, the impact in the u.s., and the u.s. response. "washington journal" continues for this friday, february 27 -- 22nd. we're back in a moment. ♪ >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest winnows in the colonies. during the revolution, while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british to threaten to take her hostage. later, she would become our nation's first firstly at age 57. meet martha washington monday night...
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. >> on the fiscal front the u.s. treasury reported a rare surplus in january of $2.9 billion thanks to that social security tax cut that expired last month. >>> meanwhile, transunion says the national rate hike on payments has fallen. >>> a happy valentine's day is not compliblg indicated. 79% of women said a romantic dinner and movie is their preferred valentine's day date. but a special treat to help your lady wouldn't hurt. edible shoe designs from the chocolatier go from $30 to $50 a pair. >>> meet the world's basketball free-throw shooter in action. >>> plus, what started this courtroom brawl. and how did it get so out of control? [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there who aren't happy with their internet. [ spokesman ] hi, are you lindsay? yes. did you say, "my internet's so slow it's like a car with no gas"? yes. [ male announcer ] well lindsay, you're about to get verizon fios quantum, america's fastest, most reliable internet. so that's what you used to have... okay. and that's fios. wow, thi
. >> on the fiscal front the u.s. treasury reported a rare surplus in january of $2.9 billion thanks to that social security tax cut that expired last month. >>> meanwhile, transunion says the national rate hike on payments has fallen. >>> a happy valentine's day is not compliblg indicated. 79% of women said a romantic dinner and movie is their preferred valentine's day date. but a special treat to help your lady wouldn't hurt. edible shoe designs from the chocolatier go...
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are they really realistic to start cutting economic aid or foreign aid to these countries where the u.s. needs their assistance to a certain degree in fighting terror? >> i think until pakistan steps up and says we'll not tolerate people who would kill someone like the little girl malala who was shot point blank in the head who survived but is such a wonderful sweet voice for girls to get educated in pakistan. boy, we shouldn't have to pay pakistan to stand up and for them to eradicate people who would shoot little girls. >> what's the likelihood bottom line, senator, that congress will agree on avoiding these forced budget cuts by march 1st especially given the fact that the senate, for example, is on recess this week? what's going to happen march 1st? >> i think the sequester happens and it will be in some ways a yawn because the histrionics that are coming from the president saying, oh, we're going to shut down and get rid of meat inspectors. is anybody not going to stand up and call his bluff on that ridiculousness? the budgets are not being decreased. we're talking about cutting th
are they really realistic to start cutting economic aid or foreign aid to these countries where the u.s. needs their assistance to a certain degree in fighting terror? >> i think until pakistan steps up and says we'll not tolerate people who would kill someone like the little girl malala who was shot point blank in the head who survived but is such a wonderful sweet voice for girls to get educated in pakistan. boy, we shouldn't have to pay pakistan to stand up and for them to eradicate...
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u.s. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future. now, the memo also has new details on legal case behind more drone strikes against al qaeda suspects. such as a strike happened in yemen in september 2011 killing alleged al qaeda operatives, both american citizens not indicted or charged with crimes. all of this could come to a head on thursday for john brennan. eight democratic and three republican senators have written to president obama asking for the legal opinions authorizing the killing of americans. joining me now, national investigative correspondent michael isacoff. i saw your report and the reaction to the report. is it really surprising at this point? >> well, i think it's not that surprising, mainly because the administration has been so resistant to releasing any of the memos that explain its legal reasoning behind these drone strikes and in particular the drone strikes targeting american citizens. members of congress have asked to see copies. "the new york t
u.s. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future. now, the memo also has new details on legal case behind more drone strikes against al qaeda suspects. such as a strike happened in yemen in september 2011 killing alleged al qaeda operatives, both american citizens not indicted or charged with crimes. all of this could come to a head on thursday for john brennan. eight democratic and three republican senators have written to president obama asking for the legal opinions...